National Liberation Army | |
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Leaders | |
Dates of operation | 1964–present |
Active regions | Especially in the departments of Arauca, Cauca, Choco, Norte de Santander and Nariño. Bajo Cauca Antioquia. Venezuela.[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-left |
Size | 5,000[2] |
Part of | Simón Bolívar Guerrilla Coordinating Board[3] |
Allies | Venezuela (from 2014) FARC-EP[5] |
Opponents | |
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The National Liberation Army (Spanish: Ejército de Liberación Nacional, ELN) is a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla insurgency group[6] involved in the continuing Colombian conflict,[7] which has existed in Colombia since 1964. The ELN advocates a composite communist ideology of Marxism-Leninism and liberation theology. In 2013, it was estimated that the ELN forces consisted of between 1,380 and 3,000 guerrillas.[8][9][10] According to former ELN national directorate member Felipe Torres, one fifth of ELN supporters have taken up arms.[11] The ELN has been classified as a terrorist organization by the governments of Colombia,[12] the United States,[13] Canada,[14] New Zealand,[15] and the European Union.[16]
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